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Bellator 112 Weigh-In Results: Daniel Straus-Pat Curran III Set For Main Event
By FCF Staff
Daniel Straus may have needed two attempts, but Bellator’s welterweight champ made weight for his rubber match tomorrow night with Pat Curran.
Straus weighed in at 145 pounds on his second try, while Curran came in at… Read More
Report: New UFC Deal Could Make Gilbert Melendez One of MMA’s Best Paid Fighters, Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney “Happy For Gil”
By FCF Staff
In addition to receiving a fight with lightweight champ Anthony Pettis, and a coaching role on the 20th Season of TUF, Gilbert Melendez may have become one of MMA’s best paid fighters as a result of his… Read More
Opinion: Intrigue Over Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney’s Strange Ben Askren Offer to the UFC
By Michael Hatamoto
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney’s claim he would waive welterweight champion Ben Askren’s matching rights if the UFC offers him an immediate title shot after he’s signed is foolhardy, though UFC executives don’t seem to be taking the… Read More
Bellator 97: Chandler, Askren Defend Belts, “King Mo” Locks Up Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Bellator promoted a star studded card tonight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and several of the promotion’s biggest names recorded impressive wins.
Armed with a new eight fight contract, Michael Chandler needed little time to put away David… Read More
Bellator 84 Weigh-In Results: Hale, Volkov, Jansen and Held Cleared For Tourney Finals
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 84, which will feature the finals for the promotion’s latest heavyweight and lightweight tournaments.
At heavyweight, Richard Hale will take on Alexander Volkov, and in the lightweight finale Dave… Read More
Ben Askren To Defend Bellator Welterweight Title Against Karl Amoussou, “King Mo” To Make Bellator Debut Jan. 24 At Oklahoma’s WinStar World Casino
Bellator and WinStar partner to host three live events in 2013
By FCF Staff
Bellator MMA & WinStar World Casino announced today a 2013 event hosting alliance that will see three of Bellator’s nationally and internationally televised events produced live… Read More
Bellator 64: Ben Askren Defends Welterweight Belt
By FCF Staff
Ben Askren became the first man to hand Douglas Lima a loss under the Bellator banner tonight in Windsor, Ontario, as the welterweight champion worked his way to a unanimous decision win at Bellator 64.
With the… Read More
Bellator 60 Weigh In Results: Main Event Fighters Warren and Curran Make Weight, Three Fighters Miss Weight
By FCF Staff
Bellator Featherweight (145 pounds) Champion Joe Warren his Bellator 60 main event opponent Pat Curran (144.8) made weight at Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond, Ind. today, one day before Bellator 60 takes place at the same venue.
In… Read More
Bellator 44 Weigh-In Results
Stinson Replaces Markham at Bellator 26
ONE on TNT: Card’s Headliners Comment on Today’s Fights
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship recently held a press conference, ahead of the promotion’s card today in Sinagpore, which will air in the United States on TNT.
The event will feature former UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson challenging ONE flyweight… Read More
Douglas Lima Says UFC Won’t Take The “Risk” of Having Him Fight Kamaru Usman
By FCF Staff
Douglas Lima has previously said he’d be down to fight UFC welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman. But, Bellator’s welterweight king doesn’t believe the UFC’s willing to risk what could happen in the cross-promotional match-up.
The hard-hitting Lima has… Read More
Report: Patricio “Pitbull” – Pedro Carvalho Bout Has New Date
By FCF Staff
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Pedro Carvalho didn’t fight this past March as scheduled, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, it’s being reported that Bellator has rebooked the featherweight grand prix, quarterfinal match-up.
Bellator has reportedly, rebooked… Read More
Brian Kelleher’s Tempted to Fight Out UFC Deal, Test Free Agency
By FCF Staff
Brian Kelleher has one fight left on his current UFC deal, and the noted finisher is thinking about testing free agency, rather than signing an extension.
The 34-year-old Kelleher is coming off a quick, submission win over… Read More
CES MMA 58: Vinicius De Jesus to Make First Title Defense Against Chris Lozano
By Press Release
CES MMA welterweight champion Vinicius De Jesus is a mped-up to make his first title defense in the CES MMA 58 main event, Saturday night, September 7, against challenger Chris “The Cleveland Assassin” Lozano.
CES 58 will… Read More
Veteran Commentator Jimmy Smith Confirms He’s Not Returning to UFC in 2019
By FCF Staff
As the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets set to begin its new broadcasting deal with ESPN, veteran commentator Jimmy Smith is reporting he has not been renewed for 2019.
Smith moved to the UFC broadcasting team last year,… Read More
Report: Ben Askren to Retire From Fighting After Facing Shinya Aoki in November
By FCF Staff
Ben Askren will reportedly hang up the gloves, and will transition into an executive role with ONE Championship, after he fights Shinya Aoki on November 24th.
Recently ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the news on Facebook, and Askren… Read More
Part II: King Mo Discusses How Heathcliff Got Him Into MMA, How G.I. Joe Almost Killed Him
By Bryan Levick
There may not be a busier athlete in sports today than Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion is currently training for a rematch against Emanuel Newton which will take place at Bellator 106… Read More
Opinion: Wrestling, Its Standouts and Its Role In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Wrestling is an ancient sport. Perhaps more importantly, it’s an integral part of an ancient combat system. It can be traced in the Western World at least to Ancient Greece. It was a vital… Read More
Satoshi Ishii Wants To Beat Pedro Rizzo, Climb The Ranks
By Michael Hatamoto
Olympic medalist judoka Satoshi Ishii will step into the MMA spotlight again when he fights MMA legend Pedro Rizzo later this month at IGF Genome 26.
Ishii first entered MMA in 2009, after… Read More